Marijannah – Till Marijannah (2018)

November 16, 2023

Would it be wrong of me to say that a stoner / doom metal album is derivative? Surely the whole genre itself now has “derivative” as a trope? Either way, Till Marijannah quickly falls into a comfortable pattern where the dizzying distortion of the guitars leads the way, followed by intense melodic vocals. If I had to compare this to anything, I would say that Marijannah was like a less-miserable Kroh; a fun listen no doubt but not one that particularily lights a fire under you.

You’d think a record like this would give a guitarist like Rasyid Juraimi a good chance to spread his wings, but if you are looking for the sonic fuckery that we got from the talented stringsman on the last two Wormrot offerings then you will be sorely disappointed.